UT Art and Engineering Partner To Address Pressing Workforce Shortage in National Defense Manufacturing
UT’s METAL bootcamp helps train the next generation of innovators in casting and forging.
The Conversation: Maple Seeds’ Unique Spinning Motion Allows Them To Travel Far Even in the Rain, a New Study Shows
Maple samaras’ unique design and spinning movement can teach physicists about seed dispersal patterns and even engineering new types of flying vehicles.
University of Tennessee Names 2025 Chancellor’s Innovation Award Recipients
Winning UT faculty will receive $50,000 each to support their entrepreneurial research.
UT Secures $20 Million DOE Grant to Develop Critical Nuclear Fusion Materials
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has been awarded a $20 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for nuclear fusion research.
The Conversation: From New Commercial Moon Landers to Asteroid Investigations, Expect a Slate of Exciting Space Missions in 2025
Aerospace expert explains planned space missions for 2025.
UT Researchers Receive $17.8M Grant To Create New Wind Tunnel for Materials Testing
UT researchers will use a $17.8 million grant to create a wind tunnel that can mimic the conditions of hypersonic flight — speeds above five times the speed of sound.
Kalinin, Melcher Named NAI Fellows
Professors Sergei Kalinin and Chuck Melcher have been named NAI Fellows.
UT, Lockheed Martin Expand Master Research Agreement
UT Knoxville and Lockheed Martin signed a new five-year master research agreement.
The Conversation: To Make Nuclear Fusion a Reliable Energy Source One Day, Scientists Will First Need to Design Heat- and Radiation-Resilient Materials
To one day make fusion a feasible energy source, reactors will need to be built with materials that can survive the heat and radiation generated by fusion reactions.
The Conversation: Tiny Robots and AI Algorithms Could Help To Craft Material Solutions for Cleaner Environments
Machine learning algorithms can analyze test data quickly and then learn from that data for the next set of experiments executed by the robots.
The Conversation: Will Your Phone One Day Let You Smell as Well as See and Hear What’s on the Other End of a Call?
Even though we’re not there yet, scientists and engineers are working hard to make smell phones a reality.
The Conversation: Robocars Promise To Improve Traffic Even When Most of the Cars Around Them are Driven by People, Study Finds
Traffic is worsening in every major city across the globe, leading to significant economic and environmental costs.